Yahoo's May Put Options
Like a kid at Christmas, I almost couldn’t sleep last night in anticipation of what Yahoo’s (YHOO, $28.67) stock will […]
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Breaking News: Microsoft Pulls Plug on Yahoo Bid
It’s official, Microsoft (MSFT, $29.24, down $0.16) has withdrawn it for Yahoo ($28.67, up $1.86). After going as high as
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Yahoo For $31?
Well, well, well. It appears Microsoft’s (MSFT, $29.24, down $0.16) Steve Ballmer is not a man of his words. For
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First Solar Posts Strong Numbers
First Solar (FSLR, $263.35, down $28.64) fell nearly 10% yesterday despite an outstanding earnings report on Wednesday after the bell.
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Microsoft's Next Move
Microsoft (MSFT, $28.78, up $0.25) is reportedly willing to pay up to $32-$33 for Yahoo (YHOO, $27.79, up $0.37) in
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Oil Stocks Slide
Despite growing its net income 17% for the quarter, Exxon Mobile ($89.34, down $3.73) is down about 4% this morning.
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Market Up Then Down After Fed Cut
You could almost predict what was going to happen in the market today. After a strong morning rally which carried
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Google Still Going Strong
Google (GOOG, $578.47, up $20.00) continues its steady climb after its earnings announcement on the 18th. The stock is up another
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Merck's Meltdown
Merck (MRK, $37.14) has always been a tough stock to trade. It’s an investment in the Drug sector which carries
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The Perfect Storm for Wal-Mart?
With tax refunds hitting consumer pockets over the next few days and weeks, Wal-Mart (WMT, $57.96, up $0.61) could be
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Follow-Ups
10:00AM (MSFT, $28.69, down $0.30) and Yahoo (YHOO, $26.22, down $0.21) continue to trade lower today. Microsoft lost $0.84 yesterday
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Ford Continues to Rise
Ford Motor’s (F, $8.21, up $0.71) stock has been active over the past few trading sessions after better-than-expected earnings and
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Tax-Refund Plays
Refund checks hit consumers bank accounts today and here a few stocks that could trade higher over the next few
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Deal or No Deal?
The weekend has come and gone without a deal getting done between Microsoft (MSFT, $29.83) and Yahoo (YHOO, $26.80). Microsoft
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Monday's Happenings
MasterCard (MA, $237.39) and Visa (V, $75.10) report earnings this morning. Both of these companies had huge IPO’s. MasterCard become
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Microsoft Disappoints, Share Fall
10:00AM Microsoft (MSFT, $29.95, down $1.85) dropped the ball on its latest earnings report and the stock is taking a
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Microsoft Up Before Earnings
3:15PM Microsoft (MSFT, $32.00, up $0.55) is up ahead of earnings today. I wanted to stress the importance on
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Chipotle Earnings Review
11:15AM Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG, $102.95, down $6.95) reported higher-than-expected profits for the quarter yesterday as new restaurant openings fueled
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Thursday's Earnings Watch
6:00AM Altria Group (MO, $22.30, up $0.25). The company spun-off Philip Morris (PM, $52.00, up $1.93) last month so this
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Quick Hits
Yahoo (YHOO, $28.54, down$0.01) posted better-than-expected earnings last night but the numbers fell short in what investors were hoping would
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Wednesday's Earnings Watch
There’s quite a few big-time names reporting today and you can expect they will have an impact on the market.
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McDonald's Earnings
McDonald’s (MCD, $58.31, down $0.37) reported earnings this morning and despite overall good numbers the stock is trading lower. The
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Intrepid Potash IPO
Every now and then an IPO (initial public offering) comes along that you know the minute it becomes public the
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Netflix Fails to Impress
I said yesterday before the market closed to be aware of Netflix (NFLX, $39.32, up $0.76) going into earnings. I
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Stocks on the Move
Apple (AAPL, $164.37, up $3.36) has added 15 points over the past week and is set to report earnings Wednesday.
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Monday's Earnings
Here’s a look at companies that are reporting today: Bank of America (BAC, $38.56). The company just reported earnings of
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Week in Review
6AM Week in Review Last weekend (4/12) we discussed the Airline Sector and I was pretty negative on it. Here
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Microsoft Breaks $30
When Microsoft (MSFT, $30.01, up $0.79) announced plans to buy Yahoo (YHOO, $28.51, up $0.48) back in February the stock
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Google Should Have Been Strangled
What a morning. As I mentioned in the blog last night, Google (GOOG, $536.40, up $86.86) was up over $80
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Google Up Strong After the Close
Google (GOOG, $449.54, down $5.49) closed down a little over 1% today but is jumping big-time in early after-hours trading. The
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Google Reports After the Bell
Google (GOOG, $454.73, down $0.30) is set to report earnings after the market closes today and analysts are expecting $4.52
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First Solar is Thinking Green
When high-flying stocks usually get over a $100 a share it creates many different ways to play the stock and
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Potash Pushes $200
Potash (POT, $198.26, up $13.85) is having a great week, up 20 points, and made a serious run at $200
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Intel Meets Estimates, Shares Jump
8:00AM Intel (INTC, $20.91, up $0.22) meet Wall Street’s average expectations after the bell on Tuesday by announcing 1Q earnings
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Potash Looks Strong Heading Into Earnings
Have you noticed the strength in Potash (POT, $182.84, up $0.94) lately? The stock is up 40 points since the
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Morning Minutes
Delta (DAL, $9.97, down $0.51) and Northwest (NWA, $11.27, up $0.05) announced they will merge to create the world’s largest
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Earnings Snapshot (Financials)
The Financial sector could get even more volatile with earnings reports coming out from the heavy hitters this week. US
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General Electric Gets Punished
General Electric (GE, $32.05, down $4.70) got punished Friday, falling 13% after reporting disappointing first-quarter earnings before the bell. Wall